U.S. Justice says Town of Rome must pay officer $350K

A small Adams County town will likely pay one of its police officers more than $350,000 in back pay for time she lost after being fired in 2006 on the basis of her complaint of gender discrimination, according to a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Town of Rome has already reinstated Jolene Orlowski, who was fired within two weeks of complaining about gender discrimination in training. She had been hired in 2005 and was the only woman on the force.

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